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  • Created on: 13-01-18 01:25
what bacterium is the plague caused by?
yersinia pestis, its a gram negative bacterium and its a facultative anaerobe
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what is the animal reservoir for theh black plague?
rodents
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what cells does yersinia pestis multiply in? And what happens when they multiply here?
macrophages, the yersinia pestis multiply in the macrophages and then kill the macrophages= they're released from the macrophages
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what is the difference between exo and endotoxin?
- Exotoxins are toxins released by the bacteria outside of the cell - Endotoxins- bacterial toxins which consist of lipids that are located inside the cell
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what is the incubation period of the plague?
1-7 days
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what is the treatment of the plague?
streptomycin or tetracycline
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8. What thing in the salivary glands of the mosquito are injected into the human host when the mosquito takes a blood meal?
sporozoites
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what type of bacterial cell has a thicker layer of peptidoglycan?
gram positive
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what is a enemic disease?
enemic disease is a disease that is constantly present in low numbers
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what is the vector in rickets?
anthropods
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what is the treatment for malaria?
treatment for malaria involves using quinine derivatives. These derivatives kill sporozoites.
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what are the two groups of rickettsial infections?
thypus group and spotted fever group
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where do rabies multiply in the body?
rabies multiply in the bite wound in muscle and connective tissue
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what cells do malaria multiply in the body?
the liver cells
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